CRICKET

South Africa Overpower Australia
Winning the toss, South Africa elected to bat first. Farhaan Behardien stood out due to his fighting knock of 62 runs in 82 deliveries. South Africa finished with 189/9 in 50 overs. In reply the Aussies did not get off to a good start and at one stage they were 90/8. Aaron Finch top scored with 72 runs. The Australians could never recover from there on, handing South Africa a win by 47 runs.

TENNIS

Leander Paes And Martina Hingis Win Mixed Doubles Title In French Open
The Indo- Swiss pair of Leander Paes and Martina Hingis are on a winning roll this season as they beat Sania Mirza and Iran Dodig 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 to clinch the mixed doubles title by winning the French Open final.

Rohan Bopanna And Nicolas Mahut Sail Into The Quarterfinals Of Ricoh Open
Rohan Bopanna and his partner Nicolas Mahut beat opponents Robin Hasse and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-4 in the Ricoh Open.

BASKETBALL

Golden State Warriors Thrash Cleveland Cavaliers
Star basketball player Draymond Green scored 28 points as Golden State beat Cleveland 110-77 and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA finals.

FOOTBALL

United States Win Against Costa Rica
Clint Dempsey’s 50th international goal helped United States beat Costa Rica 4-0 in the 2016 Copa America encounter. Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood and Graham Zusi too scored for United States.

India Win Against Laos In The Afc Asian Cup Qualifiers
India beat Laos 6-1 and advanced to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers play-off round in Guwahati. Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sumeet Passi, Sandesh Jhingan, Mohd. Rafique and Fulganco Cardozo scored brilliant goals for India.

BADMINTON

Saina Nehwal And Kidambi Srikanth Move Into The Quarter-Finals Of The Australian Open
India’s star badminton players Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth played exceptionally well in the Australian Open men’s and women’s singles. Saina beat Malaysia’s Jin Wei Goh 21-12, 21-14 while on the other hand Srikanth won against his Indonesian counterpart Sony DwiKuncoro 21-19, 21-12. Both move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Badminton Open Superseries.

 

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GAMES TO WATCH OUT FOR IN THE UPCOMING WEEK

FOOTBALL

EURO 2016
▪ 11th June: Albania Vs Switzerland
▪ 11th June: Wales Vs Slovakia
▪ 11th June: England Vs Slovakia
▪ 15th June: Romania Vs Switzerland
▪ 15th June: France Vs Albania
▪ 16th June: England Vs Wales

 

CRICKET

INDIA’S TOUR OF ZIMBABWE
▪ 11th June – 1st ODI
▪ 13th June – 2nd ODI
▪ 15th June – 3rd ODI